NGC6685 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6685 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (PDT), 81° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:49, 84° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:44, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6685
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h39m [4] |
| Declination: | +39°58' [4] |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Magnitude: | 14.59 (B) [2] 11.17 (J) [2] 10.45 (H) [2] 10.27 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 100.5 Mpc 327.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.42 |
Sources